Mangrove forests provide critical habitat for countless marine and terrestrial species, and their restoration directly improves welfare outcomes for the animals that depend on them.
Mangrove destruction causes cascading welfare harms across entire coastal ecosystems. Fish species that depend on mangrove nurseries for juvenile development face reduced survival when habitat is lost. Shorebirds and wading birds that nest in mangrove canopies lose breeding habitat. The invertebrate communities in mangrove roots provide food for countless species whose welfare is connected to mangrove health. Restoration creates welfare benefits that multiply through food webs for decades.